White House says US can provide Covid-19 boosters if needed
A commuter receives a shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) during the opening of MTA's public vaccination programme at a subway station in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, US, May 12, 2021. Photo: Reuters
The White House said on Wednesday it is prepared to provide Covid-19 booster shots, if needed, suggesting it would not heed a call by the World Health Organization to delay providing additional vaccinations.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that high-income countries like the United States should hold off on giving more doses until more poor countries are able to inoculate their own populations.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. But White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that was a "false choice" and Washington can both provide booster shots, if they are approved for use in the country, and donate excess supplies to other countries.
Comments